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Best Stories, Voices or Accents to Persuade Customer Service to Help You

I need a free flight change. How do I solicit sympathy or respect to get my favored outcome? I’m thinking a British accent or Downs and a story about seeing my teddy bear.

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by Anonymousreply 9July 18, 2019 10:09 PM

I have no advice, but I think your idea is fucking brilliant.

by Anonymousreply 1July 18, 2019 6:02 PM

I once got myself out of a newspaper subscription by telling them I had a degenerative eye disorder.

I'm not proud of this.

by Anonymousreply 2July 18, 2019 6:05 PM

When in doubt, sob.

by Anonymousreply 3July 18, 2019 6:13 PM

1. Acknowledge what you're asking. Don't demand it.

2. A person will more likely be persuaded if you bring empathy to the table. Try to create affinity.

3. Seek their help and guidance. If they say not to what you ask, ask them what they would suggest. Ask them for alternatives, like their advice and opinion matters.

4. Don't threaten them or ask to speak to a manager. They ALWAYS brief their "supervisor" or team lead before they come on the line. There is a strategy to make this work, but it's more complicated.

5. Also, depending on what the change you actually need is, you may be able to switch flights to a cheaper flight whose lower price would cover the cost of the flight change. If all else fails, see if the agent can find such a flight.

by Anonymousreply 4July 18, 2019 7:02 PM

Learn Hindi.

by Anonymousreply 5July 18, 2019 8:50 PM

Try this OP.

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by Anonymousreply 6July 18, 2019 9:30 PM

Present hole

by Anonymousreply 7July 18, 2019 9:39 PM

Old person voice. Really old. But don't act demented. There's a fine line.

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by Anonymousreply 8July 18, 2019 9:58 PM

Before presenting a request, I always confirm that I am not wasting my time with a minor functionary.

by Anonymousreply 9July 18, 2019 10:09 PM
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